You must have the game board charged via prepaid cards, ie, you buy charge cards which add 'points' to your game board. You must have internet connection for this game to work (the game cannot work offline) To maximize the machine and the network connection performance, a 'Live Monitor' is used in conjunction with the machines, allowing each country or region access to the top 20 players customized data that can be researched and compared at any time. Tournament 2 is the first game machine by Namco Bandai that connects to a network world wide. Shoutouts to everyone who contributed to this in the T6 OT in the community forum: Sayah, MightyKAC, RelentlessRolento, Doomshine, zlatko, StalkerUKCG, GrayFoxPL,Flying Wonkey, Oichi/Reno, CcrooK, MarkMan, noodalls, _dementia, Lyte Edge, Rhazer Fusion, DrEyeRelief, USD, Teknopathic, and from TZ.com forums: ZeroEX, Blackpriest, Rip, Kane, Suiken, among many others I can’t remember right now.